2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Crystal Florman
- Position:
- Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mason City
- Hometown:
- Mason City, Iowa
2018-19: 2019 MVC Swimmer of the Year…..Named Swimmer of the Week Once this Season….Earned the MVC Good Neighbor Award….In the 2019 MVC Champion in the 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and 50 freestyle…..Set the MVC record in the 100 freestyle (49.22)….Six first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle…Reset the UNI Pool record in the 50 freestyle (23.49) against Illinois State…. Six first-place finishes in the 100 freestyle…..Reset the UNI record in the event at the Kansas Classic (49.85)….Four first-place finishes in the 100 butterfly…Reset the UNI pool record against Illinois State (56.43)… Named to Kansas Classic All-Invite Team…. Set the UNI school record in the 200 medley relay (1:40.50)…..Set the UNI record in the 50 freestyle (22.68)…..First-team All-Conference….MVC Scholar-Athlete
2017-18: MVC Scholar Athlete...1st Team All Conference….Scholar All-American….Named to the All Invite team at Kansas Classic...Top 50 free finish and time at the MVC Championships, swimming a 22.88 (second place)...Took first in the 100 freestyle at the Kansas Classic (49.98)...Took first in the 100 fly at the Kansas Classic (54.23)....Took first in the 100 backstroke against Western Illinois (1:01.77)...Top 200 free relay with Abby Meyer, Rachel Siebenaller, and Molly Lembezeder at MVC Championships, swimming a 1:31.53….Top 400 free relay with Katie Taylor, Rachel Siebenaller and Molly Lembezeder at MVC Championships, timing in at 3:23.24
2016-17: Received a NCAA B Cut in the 100 butterfly at MVC Championships (2/15-2/18), swimming a 53.86 preliminary time….Took first in the event at 54.21 and reset the UNI and MVC record for the 100 butterfly…..Competed with Lembezeder, Roepsch and Phyfe in the 200 freestyle relay, timing in at 1:32.04 and a new UNI and MVC record….Swam a time of 1:41.12 in the 200 freestyle….Took second place in the 100 freestyle, timing in at 50.53….Tied for fifth place in the 50 freestyle, swimming a 23.30….Paired up with Lembezeder, Roepsch and Taylor in the 200 medley relay, for second place and a new UNI record at 1:41.11….Took first in the 400 freestyle relay with Taylor, Phyfe and Lembezeder, swimming a 3:22.01 and a new UNI and MVC record….Met up with Taylor, Herrmann and Phyfe in the 400 medley relay for second place, swimming a new UNI record of 3:43.50….Named to the First Team All Conference…..Named to the Scholar-Athlete team.....Times in the 50 freestyle, swimming at 23.59 at the UNO Invite (12/1-12/3)....took second place in the 100 freestyle at the Big Challenge (11/18-11/20), timing in at 51.02….Competed in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, with times of 1:53.65 and 1:01.19 respectively….100 butterfly time of 56.40 for a top-16 finish (11/18-11/20).....200 freestyle relay, teaming up with Lembezeder, Roepsch, Phyfe for a time of 1.33.63 and fourth place (11/18-11/20)....took first place in the 400 freestyle relay with Lembezeder, Roepsch, Phyfe for a time of 3:25.07 (12/1-12/3)....Time in the 200 medley relay, swimming with Taylor, Ross and Lembezeder, a time of 1:43.81 for fifth place (11/18-11/20).....Teamed up with Taylor, Ross and Lembezeder for a fifth place finish in the 400 medley relay, swimming a 3:45.83 (11/18-11/20).....best 800 freestyle relay was at the UNO Invite, swimming with Appleton, McCullough and Engstrom for a second place finish, timing in at 7:43.62 (12/1-12/3).....Competed at all meets this season…...Took first place in the relays at the UNO Invite, SDSU, USD, UNO and Quincy/Sioux Falls meets….Collected 6 first place finishes and 8 second place finishes
2015-16: Named to the 1st Team All-Conference…...Second place in the 100 freestyle, with a time of 50.99 (2/20)....Set a new MVC record in the 400 freestyle relay with Molly Lembezeder, Aftin Phyfe and Autumn Roepsch, timing in at 3:23.56 (2/20)....100 butterfly with a time of 56.22 (2/19).....Broke the school record with Madison Rinaldi, Veronica Herrmann and Aftin Phyfe in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:44.83 (2/19).... Teamed up with Molly Lembezeder, Autumn Roepsch and Rachel Siebenaller for a first place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.41; took third in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.45 (2/18).....Took home first place in the 200 medley relay with Molly Lembezeder, Veronica Herrmann and Madison Rinaldi, timing in at 1:42.37 (2/17)....First place in the 200 Medley Relay with Madison Rinaldi, Veronica Herrmann and Molly Lembezeder for a time of 1:47.75 (1/23)…Swam in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 51.29 and the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:00.56. Also in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 57.70 (12/4)…Competed in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 58.14 and teamed up with Autumn Roepsch, Rachel Siebenaller and Molly Lembezeder for a Top-10 finish in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:34.82. Competed in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 23.57 (11/20-22)…Second place finish in the 200 Medley Relay with Madison Rinaldi, Olivia Knowles and Molly Lembezeder for a time of 1:49.18 and a time of 24.73 in the 50 Freestyle. Third place in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 100.15 (10/23)…multiple first place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay and the 200 Freestyle Relay
High School: Swam and played tennis at Mason City High School...Four-year letter winner in swimming...Team Captain (2014)...School record in 50 Free and 100 Free (2014) and 400 Free Relay (2012)...Honor Roll all four years
Personal: Born November 17, 1996 in Mason City, Iowa...Daughter of Tony and Patti Florman...One brother Trevor (26)….Majoring in Communication Disorders...Hobbies include: Best Buddies
Getting to Know Crystal:
Favorite Movie: The Little Mermaid
Favorite Song: Overjoyed-Matchbox 20
Favorite Book: The Catcher in the Rye
Favorite Historical Figure: Benjamin Franklin
Favorite Sports Memory: One of my teammates accidentally set the locker room on fire
Best Lesson You’ve Learned So Far in Life: Strive to be the best you can be. If you fall, pick yourself up and keep reaching for your goal.
